man & the echo Man & the Echo (CD, £8.25)

label: 1965

Man & The Echo release their eponymous debut
album, produced by Neil Comber (MIA, Django
Django).
 The release follows a string of acclaimed single
releases from the Warrington four-piece within the past
twelve months, with plays across Radio 2, Radio 4,
6Music, Radio X and Absolute Radio, as well as an
invite to play Billy Bragg’s Leftfield stage during this
year’s Glastonbury Festival.
 ‘Man & The Echo’ is a soulful, poetic, eleven track
statement from a band clearing their own space
amidst a cluttered musical landscape.
 The album skirts numerous musical signposts,
spanning the likes of The Smiths, Dexys, Pulp, 50/60s
crooning, blue eyed soul and much more, arriving at a
sound that isn’t retro as much as ricocheting through
pop’s many decades and landing squarely in the postBrexit,
conflicted, chaotic UK of the here and now.
 “Man & The Echo seem to take each step with
remarkable precision. The past 18 months have
brought a steady series of singles, each stamped with
a biting sense of intelligence.” - Clash.
 “A band well versed in philosophy, as well as uplifting
classics” - So Young Magazine.